Baltimore vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$1433
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$328
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$575
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	77
😀 Quality of life	92	68
🏙️ Population	586K	12.6M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 361% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1219th and 8651st ($2323 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 491st in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 128th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baltimore	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$19556

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$513
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$518
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$522
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$517
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$516
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$478
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$502
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$517
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$523
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$506
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$511
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$510
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$506
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$507
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$503
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$525
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$515
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$572
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$537
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$513
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$527
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$553
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$551
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$534
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$582
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$484
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$526
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$585
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$689
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$807
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$598
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$580
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$552
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$581
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$543
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$518
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$563